Bale-tie



(No Model) J. W. GRISWOLD.

BALE TIE. No. 302,202. Patented July 15, 1884.

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BALE-TIE.

:BPECIPICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 802,202, dated July15, 188%.-

Application filed April 21, 1884. (No model.)

In all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN WooL GRISWOLD, a citizen of the United States,residing at Troy, in the county of Rensselaer and State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Wire Bale -Ties, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention consists in certain improvements in wire bale-ties wherebythe hook (or the holding portion of the hook) will be braced againstbeing drawn forward when subjected to a pulling strain from the loop ina more effective manner than is had in that class ,of bale-ties whichhave their hooks braced by a forwardly-projecting portion bearing on theupper side of theloop, as heretofore employed; and it relates to wirebale-ties in which is employed at one end an oblong loop and at theopposite end a hook which is provided with a holding or hooking portionthat will pull against the forward end of the opening of the loop, and abracing portion which will push against the rear end of the opening ofthe loop and react against the pulling strain of the loop when it isexerted on the holding portion of the hook, and thereby effectuallyprevent that portion of the hook from being drawn forward.

The object of my invention is, primarily, to remedy the defectsheretofore attending that class of bale-ties employing braced hooks, and

to provide a hook which will have made with its holding portion abracingfoot which will be received between the sides of the opening ofthe loop and haveabearing against the rear end of the same, so that itwill react against the pulling force exerted 011 the hook to hold itfrom being drawn forward; and, secondarily, to provide a specific formof hook and loop which will operate together to hold the hook from beingdrawn forward and the loop from being elongated when the expansive forceof the bale is exerted on the bale-band. Iattain these objects by themeans illustrated in connected together. Fig. 4 is a plan view of thesame. Fig. 5 is a perspective View of a hook embodying niy improvementapplied to two strands (one a short piece) twisted together. Fig. 6 is aside elevation of my improved hook formed of a single piece or strandand united to the wire forming the bale-band", and illustates the mannerin which the hook and loop operate together; and Fig. 7 is anothermodification.

The same letters of reference refer to similar parts throughout theseveral views.

In the drawings, A represents the bale-band,

formed of wire. B is the hook connected with one end of the band, and Cthe loop made with the opposite end of the same.

Hook B is made with a form not unlike the letter S in its portionforward of its twisted neck, and is made to include the holding portionZ), downwardly-inclined strut portion b, and bracing-foot bsubstantially as shown in Figs. 1, 3, 5, and 6. The lower end of thebracing-foot b connects with the lower end of strut portion b at a pointbelow the line of direction of loop C when in engagement with the hook,as shown in Fig. 3.

Loop 0 is made with an oblong form, substantially as shown in Figs. 2and 6, and has its sides 0 0 arranged about parallel to a distance fromits front end about equal to the length of hook B between point of drafta and the rear side of bracing-foot N, as illus trated in Figs. 2, 3,4C, and 6. The opening of this loop between its sides 0 c is made with awidth about equal to thewidth of the body vof hook B across from side toside, as illustratedin Figs. 2, i, and 6. This loop will permit saidhook to be easily passed through it endwise, and be received between itssides a c, as shown. I prefer to form this loop by bending one end ofthe wire band on itself and uniting this turned-back portion with thebody of the strand by twisting the portions together, as practiced bythe trade, though the loop may be made of cast metal, or be formed fromsheet metal by means of dies, and united to the band by any knownprocess or manner.

The hook B may be made by turning the opposite end portion of the wireband back on itself and twisting the turned-back portion in with thebody of the band, and crimping the portions Z) b If in form shown, byany propi or on the twisted neck.

er instrument; or the hook may be formed by twisting a short piece ofwire in with the main strand forming the band and crimping the untwistedend portions into form,substantially as shown in Fig. 5; or, ifpreferred, the hook may be formed of a single piece of wire having adiameter a little greater than that of the band A, as illustrated inFig.0. This single wire hook will be united to the band A byconnecting-piece D, or in any other known manner; or, again, the hookmay be formed of cast metal and united to the band, or be formed. of asingle strand, as shown in Fig. 7.

When it is desired to connect hook B with loop 0, the operator will passthe former endwise through the latter in direction indicated by dottedlines in Fig. 3, and draw the hook back, so that its holding portion 7)will at to engage with the front end of loop 0, when strut portion 2)and bracing-foot b will drop down to a short distance into the openingof the loop, with the front end of the bracing-foot bearing against theinner side of the rear end of loop G, and with the sides of this footand strut about touching the inner surfaces of sides 0 a of the same, asillustrated in Figs. 2, 4, and 6. In this position and situation ofparts Z) and If of the hook, the loop will be held from being elongatedwhen it is being drawn on against the hook and at the same timebracing-foot b will, by its bearing against the rear end of the wireopening of the loop and the bracing operation of strut portion b, bemade to react against the pulling force exerted on the holdingportion 1) by the draft from the loop, and hold said portion 1) of thehook from being drawn forward.

By the above-described improvements I obviate the defects heretoforeattending the old form of braced hooks, which project forward from theupper end of their holding or hook portions and bear on the upper sideof the loop In these old forms of braced hooks the resistance theyoffered to the pull of the loop is wholly dependent on the stiffness ofthe metal, While in my im provements the strut and bracing foot portions0perate effectively with the loop to hold the hook from being drawnforward, whether the metal is stiff or not; and I am enabled to employin my improved baletie tough and pliable and well-annealed wire withoutany regard ,to the stiffness of the same, and am thereby enabled toemploy wire which cannot be employed with the old form of braced hooks.In these old forms of braced hooks the loops were neces* sarily madewith an oval form, and under strain would elongate by the sides beingstraightened and drawn together at their twisted necks.

This feature is objectionable in these old baleties, asthis elongationand contraction of the sides of the loop made the bearing of the braceon the loop uncertain. By my improvements the loop is prevented frombeing elongated and its sides from becoming-contracted under a pullingstrain on the tie by the action of the limbs of the bracing-hookentering between'the side strands of the loop.

Having described my invention,,what I claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, 1s-

1. In a wire bale-tie, a hook provided on its forward end with abracing-foot which will have bearing against the metal of the loop atthe rear end of its opening thereof, and within the loop at the sametime the pulling force of the loop is being exerted on the holdingportion of the hook, substantially as set forth.

2. In a wire bale'tie, a hook which is provided with a holding orhooking portion at its twisted neck and a bracing-foot portion at itsforward end, with a strut portion connecting said bracing-foot with saidholding or hooking portion, for operations with a loop made with theopposite end of the band, substantially as set forth. v

3. In a wire bale-tie, the loop 0, having its sides 0 0 about paralleland with a width about equal to the width of the hook, for operationswith a hook provided with bracing-foot Z) in its forward end,substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

4. In a wire bale-tie, the combination, with oblong loop 0, made withone end of a wire band, of hook B, composed of portions b, b, and bsubstantially as set forth, for operations and purposes described.

5. In a wire bale-tie, a hook and a loop, the hook being provided at itsfront endwith a bracing-foot, and the loop being made with an oblongform of opening for receiving both the holding and bracing portions ofthe hook,with its side portions pinching on the sides of thebracing-foot to sustain it against the pull of the holding portion ofthe hook, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

J. WOOL GRISIVOLD.

\Vitnesses:

W'M. F. SOHLINGLOFF, ELNATHAN B. TYLER.

